Still Chasing Summer Body? Trainer Takes It To Hackensack High Track

Fitness trainer Kevin Saenz holds a medicine ball above his head as he performs walking lunges down the Hackensack High School track.Photo Credit: Cecilia LevineSaenz prepares to sprint the length of the track.Photo Credit: Cecilia Levine"Outdoor workouts are more interactive with the natural environment in terms of functional training and using proper biomechanics." ~Kevin Saenz.Photo Credit: Cecilia LevineBring on the burpees.Photo Credit: Cecilia LevineAnother round of walking lunges. Hold a weight above your head for added intensity, Saenz suggests.Photo Credit: Cecilia LevineLateral jumps because, why not?Photo Credit: Cecilia Levine"We are meant to move in different planes of motion and use rotational movements."Photo Credit: Cecilia Levine

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HACKENSACK, N.J. — Sometimes, the gym just doesn't cut it for fitness trainer and
weight-loss specialist Kevin Saenz
, who on Tuesday evening found himself sweating it out at the Hackensack High School track.

"Outdoor workouts are more interactive with the natural environment in terms of functional training and using proper biomechanics," said Saenz, 24 of Bergenfield.

"As we know it, we don't move in a sagittal plane all the time like a conventional training program.

"We are meant to move in different planes of motion and use rotational movements."

Here is an example of a workout by Saenz you can do at your local track — or outside in general — using only your body weight, although feel free to bring weights, medicine balls or other equipment for added intensity (any action you take upon the provided information is at your own risk).

WARM UP:

Two laps walking or jogging around the track

CIRCUIT 1 (repeat 4-6 times)

10 push ups

Sprint length of the field (run full out for 15-30 seconds)

Walking lunges back to starting line

CIRCUIT 2 (repeat 4-6 times)

Side shuffle or karaoke length of field, sprint back to starting line

10 burpees with pushup (Perform a push up and when you stand up, raise hands above your head and repeat).